Energie: RWE-Chef Markus Krebber bestätigt Kaufinteresse an Uniper
Der RWE-CEO hat indirekt bestätigt, dass sein Konzern gemeinsam mit dem Finanzinvestor KKR um eine Übernahme des Konkurrenten wirbt. Im August hatte er erklärt, RWE habe kein Interesse.
Düsseldorf - RWE Chief Executive Markus Krebber has confirmed that the company is involved in the race to acquire rival Uniper. "It sounds right," the manager said on Monday at the energy conference ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi, when asked if it was true that RWE had submitted a non-binding offer for Uniper together with the financial investor KKR.
Insiders had told Reuters that RWE had formed a consortium with the financial investor KKR. RWE declined to comment on the statements by Krebber. A response from KKR was not immediately available. In August, Krebber had declared that RWE had no interest in acquiring Uniper. The government had nationalized Uniper in the energy crisis of 2022, saving it from potential bankruptcy.
The Federal Ministry of Finance manages the state package, which amounts to 99.12 percent. It had announced it wants to bring up to 74.12 percent to the market. Advisors are JP Morgan and UBS. The government is pursuing a dual track: it is exploring both a sale and a stock market listing of Uniper. According to insiders, several potential buyers have submitted non-binding offers, including the EPH Group of Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, the Norwegian supplier Equinor and the financial investor Apollo Global Management.
The Canadian pension fund CPPIB and Brookfield have also submitted a joint offer. More: Debt, image, double structures - Why Eon wants to save money now.
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